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theogony|θiːˈɒgənɪ|
Also 8–9 erron. -geny.
[ad. Gr. θεογονία generation or birth of the gods, f. θεός god + -γονία a begetting. So F. théogonie.]
The generation of the gods; esp. an account or theory, or the belief or study, of the genealogy or birth of the deities of pagan mythology.
1612Selden Illustr. Drayton's Poly-olb. xi. 183, I imagine many of their descents were iust as true as the Theogonie in Hesiod. 1656Blount Glossogr., Theogonie, the beginning or generation of the gods. 1748Hartley Observ. Man ii. ii. 87 There were many Cosmogonies and Theogonies current amongst the Pagans. 1853Max Müller Chips (1880) I. iii. 73 In the Veda,..a theogony of which that of Hesiod is but the last chapter. 1859I. Taylor Logic in Theol. 253 Theogenies, and theories of the universe. |